7 Tips For Buying The Best Collagen Supplements

According to a recent research review published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Critical Reviews, Sucralose has been found to cause a variety of harmful biological side effects in the body. 

So, what types of sweeteners should you look for in a collagen powder or drink?  According to health officials, the best type of sweetener to use is one that is natural and plant-based, with a low Glycemic Index ("GI"). Some good options include:

• Palm sugar
• Coconut sugar
• Raw honey
• Molasses
• Stevia

If you are taking collagen peptide supplements daily to improve the appearance of your skin, do yourself a favor by taking a collagen product that contains a healthy form of sugar and no preservatives.

Other Skin-Killing Ingredients to Avoid

Unfortunately, the quest for choosing the best collagen supplements doesn't stop at simply avoiding sugar and unhealthy alternatives. Some brands also add harmful chemicals such as additives, artificial colors and flavors, as well as hydrogenated oils. Some even contain high amounts of lead, mercury, and PCBs.

All of these ingredients will increase your toxic load, contributing to future illness and disease.

At Taut, we're extremely proud to say that we only use collagen sourced from wild-caught fish, reducing the risk of contaminants such as heavy metals. We also undergo the most rigorous testing to ensure that we only provide our customers with the highest quality collagen supplements possible.

6. How to Choose the Best Source of Collagen

The four main sources of collagen found in supplements are bovine collagen (cow), porcine collagen (pig), chicken collagen, preferably grass fed, and marine (fish) collagen.


Grass fed porcine, bovine, and chicken collagen can be made by boiling the bones of the animal to create bone broth. Your dietitian nutritionist will tell you all of the benefits of bone broth sourced from grass fed animals—from improving gut health to restoring body protein, supporting the bones and our body's building blocks such as connective tissues, the health benefits are clear. But, this type of bone broth just won't provide you with the same beauty enhancing benefits as marine collagen proteins.

Of course, you can create a grass fed porcine, bovine, chicken fish mix for your broth but, when it comes down to it, the best collagen peptides supplements (drinks or powders) are made of marine collagen extracted from fish because it is the purest and safest form and the optimum size for maximum absorption.

Why Is Marine Collagen Superior?

Unlike grass fed porcine or bovine collagen, Marine collagen extracted from fish parts is the purest and safest form of collagen for supplements. It has more than 90% bio-availability which means it gets easily absorbed into your bloodstream and blood vessels, and penetrates more efficiently into the dermis of your skin which helps to improve skin tone, skin elasticity, and keep it wrinkle-free. 

While harvesting from marine sources is more costly, the end result is a product that is much purer and that comes with far more health benefits, especially in comparison to cheaper bovine and porcine collagen products sourced from the byproducts of slaughterhouses.

Marine collagen that is extracted from cold-water fish has up to 1.5 times higher bio-availability than porcine or bovine collagen bone broth.

Beware of products manufactured in China and other countries with loose manufacturing controls and standards. Aside from being packed with harmful chemicals and additives, many of these products are not made from grass fed pasture raised animals or fresh water fish. Learn how our Taut Advanced Formula is manufactured and get more health information here.

Taut® Premium Collagen Drink is made with 100%, non GMO, marine collagen, sourced from red snapper, a deep-water fish wild-caught in the Indian Ocean. The collagen is the most premium grade available, processed from scales only (no skin) by the same Japanese company that invented and patented the hydrolysis process. This company uses environmentally friendly production that is ISO-9001 certified, which guarantees the highest degree of purity and effectiveness. Taut® Premium Collagen Supplement for skin is chemical-free, allergen-free, and BSE-TSE free. It contains no pig, bovine, or chicken collagen.

7. Should You Take Powder, Pills, or Liquid for the Best Results?

The collagen protein powder vs. pills debate is never-ending, but the truth of the matter is that neither collagen pills or powder are the best form of collagen supplements. While consuming collagen by popping hydrolyzed collagen pills for skin health on a daily basis may seem more convenient, the best way to take collagen is via a liquid supplement, that is, a collagen drink. 

If you’re concerned with liquid collagen supplements having a poor taste or flaring up your gag reflex, fear not—collagen drinks have come a long way since their inception. Not only do they taste great, but they are also highly concentrated, so a small dosage will provide you with all of the goodness you need to reap the benefits.

The bio-availability of a collagen supplement—the percentage of the substance that is actually absorbed into your body when ingested—is another critical factor to consider when evaluating collagen supplements. 

Bio-availability largely determines the efficacy of any nutrient you ingest. Nutrients that are highly bio-available can be digested and absorbed at a high percentage. When nutrients are in liquid form, they are already essentially predigested and thus can provide the highest possible absorption rate of nutrients into the body, giving your body's building blocks the support they need to stay healthy for longer.

Tablets or powders cannot match the level of absorption that liquid collagen drinks offer. What’s more, even the best pills contain little collagen, so you would need to swallow at least 10 to 20 large tablets every day in order to obtain the level of essential nutrients and collagen proteins required to achieve visible results. Tablets are also more difficult to digest and assimilate into the body, so they are only partially absorbed.

Collagen powder needs to be mixed with water or juice. Powder that contains collagen from a bovine source may have a strong taste and hence need to be sweetened as well. 

In conclusion, collagen drinks are preferable over pills and powder because they are more convenient and more effective.

Liquid collagen supplements are less common, and they are pricier than pills and collagen powder. This is due to the proprietary technology and additional steps required to produce a high potency, high-quality collagen in liquid form.

Now you know what to look out for while shopping for your skin!

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Comprised of three boxes of our Taut Premium Collagen Advanced Formula, the Intense Transformation Program is great for anyone that's truly in it for the long haul when it comes to their skin.

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